Howard Pyle and American Illustration
HE TAUGHT N.C. WYETH
Attack on a Galleon — Howard Pyle, 1905
He was the inspiration for Norman Rockwell, he taught N. C. Wyeth, and he can rightfully be called “the Father of American Illustration.” Howard Pyle was “a peaceful Quaker who loved to illustrate these horrendous stories,” according to Joyce Hill Stoner, who traces the Wyeth legacy back to Pyle.
Pyle began a body of work that introduced American youth to wild adventure, pirates, and brilliant illustrations.
An Artistic Legacy [click to read]
Unlike Edward Hicks, who created at least 62 paintings of the Peaceable Kingdom[click to view], Pyle wrote and illustrated stories filled with human strife and struggle. He taught N. C. Wyeth, who in turn taught his children. “No great artist ever graduated from college.” — N. C. Wyeth
Wyeth’s studio in Chad’s Ford, Pennsylvania became an incubator for an American art legacy. Joyce Hill Stoner was more than a conservator of their work, she was a family friend. Her presentation at the Norman Rockwell Museum is full of insight into a family of creatives.
Pirates Burying Treasure. — Howard Pyle, prior to 1911
The development of illustration in America.
Our Students are In the Youth Art Show!
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